WKYT has confirmed a former UK basketball player is in jail charged with sexual abuse. Michael Porter last played for UK in 2009. An arrest citation obtained by WKYT shows Porter is charged with sexual abuse and sodomy involving at least one minor. Court documents show on two separate occasions, Porter gave and received oral…
Former UK basketball player charged with sexual abuse
Former Cat Jules Camara arrested for DUI
For the second time in two days, a former UK basketball player is in trouble with the law. Lexington police say they arrested Souleymane “Jules” Camara, 31, early Monday morning at the intersection of New Circle Road and Alumni Drive and charged him with DUI.
Former Cat Anthony Epps charged with DUI
Anthony Epps, Marion County High School’s new basketball coach and former University of Kentucky basketball star, was arrested early Saturday on a charge of driving under the influence. Epps, 35, of Lebanon, was stopped by Lebanon police near the Hamilton Heights neighborhood around 2:05 a.m. and failed “normal field sobriety tests,” said Lebanon Police Sgt. Greg Young.
Former Cat Antoine Walker is trying to learn from his mistakes
Chico Walker saw a different side of his nephew this Fourth of July weekend. It wasn’t a three-time All-Star shimmying on the court. It wasn’t the centerpiece of several legal troubles, either. Instead he saw Antoine Walker, a humbled athlete fighting to overcome his lapses in judgment and restart his NBA career at age 34.
Another Louisville basketball player in trouble
Louisville basketball player Preston Knowles supposedly beat down on his girlfriend’s stepdad this past Sunday. According to a police report, Bullitt County sheriff’s deputies were called to a Shepherdsville home Sunday around 9 p.m. after a verbal argument between Knowles and his girlfriend escalated. Police said the girl’s stepfather intervened in that verbal altercation and…
Extortion trial involving Rick Pitino will not be moved
A federal judge has denied a request to move the trial of a woman charged with trying to extort $10 million from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson III ruled Monday that Karen Cunagin Sypher couldn’t show that pretrial publicity warrants the unusual step of relocating the case.
Antoine Walker’s lawyer: Former All-Star trying to resolve Las Vegas gambling debts
Former Cat and NBA All-Star Antoine Walker‘s lawyer says he’s trying to resolve criminal charges stemming from more than $800,000 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas casinos. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melanie Tobiasson on Thursday gave attorney Jonathan Powell until Nov. 30 to make a deal with the Clark County district attorney…
Former Kentucky players offer help to Derrick Miller in alleged ticket scam
LEX 18 has learned that some former UK basketball players have come forward and want to help Miller pay back the money he allegedly owes people, and that arrangements are underway to get Miller into a rehab center. Read article.
Former Kentucky player Derrick Miller has been arrested on theft charges
Lexington Police have arrested another UK player in connection with the fraudulent sale of basketball tickets. Derrick G. Miller is charged with one count of Theft by Deception. Read article.
Former Kentucky player Ed Davender charged in season ticket scam
Police say they have arrested former University of Kentucky basketball star Edward Davender in a scam to sell fraudulent season tickets for the upcoming season. Read article.